Archimēdous tou Syrakousiou, Ta mechri nun sōzomena, hapanta = Archimedis Syracvsani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, quæ quidem extant, omnia, multis iam seculis desiderata, atq[ue] à quàm paucissimis hactenus uisa, nuncq́[ue] primùm & Græcè & Latinè in lucem edita : quorum catalogum uersa pagina reperies : adiecta quoq[ue] sunt Evtocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros...
In Greek and Latin. Greek text followed by Latin translation
Editio princeps, edited by Thomas Venatorius (originally Thomas Gechauff); Latin version by Jacobus Cremonensis, as corrected by Joannes Regiomontanus
Eutocius's Commentaries have special t.p: Eutokiou Askalonitou eis ta Archimēdous peri sphairas [kai] kylindrou, kai ta alla, hypomnēmata. = Eutocii Ascalonitae in Archimedis libros de sphaera et cylindro, atque alios quosdam, commentaria, nunc primum and Graece and Latine in lucem edita
The Latin version of Archimedes also has special t.p.: Archimedis Syracusani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, quae quidem extant omnia, Latinitate iam olim donata, nuncq́ue primum in lucem edita
Translation by Jacobus Cremonensis; corrections by Johannes Mueller, Regiomontanus; edited by Thomas Gechauff Venatorius
Page [1] following page 139, page [1] following page 163, and page [1]-[3] following page 65 (3rd sequence) are blank
Errors in pagination: part 1, part 35-38 misprinted as 33-36, 99 as 82, 102 as 79; part 3, pages 24 misprinted as 21, 25 as 23, 40 as 34, and 53 as 35
Colophon and register on page [1], last page group
Colophon reads: Basileae, per Ioannem Heruagium, anno ab orbe redempto, M.D. XLIIII. mense Martio
Printer's device on page [4] at end; initials (some historiated)
Signatures: part [1]: *⁴ [alpha]-[pi]⁴ [rho]⁶; part [2]: 2[dagger]⁴ a-t⁴ u⁶; part [3]: [alpha]-[Iota]⁴ ([Iota]⁴ blank); part [4]: 2A-2I⁴. The numbering of volumes or parts follows the order in the register on leaf 2I3 recto. They may vary in individual copies
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, A1531
Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 edition), 137
Horblit, H.D. One hundred books famous in science, 5
Short-title catalogue of books printed in the German-speaking countries and German books printed in other countries from 1455 to 1600 now in the British Museum, page 39
Stillwell, M.B. Awakening interest in science during the first century of printing, 1450-1550, 140
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts (VD 16), A3217
SCDIRB copy (39088002717155) has engraved portrait of Jacque Auguste de Thou bound-in at beginning of volume. With a description of de Thou's armorials from Catalogue of bookbindings by Quaritch, December 21, pasted on a front free endpaper
SCDIRB copy has bookstamp on title page
SCDIRB copy has bookplate: Burndy Library, gift of Bern Dibner
SCDIRB copy bound in dark brown goatskin, armorial of de Thou stamped in gilt on covers, triple gilt filts; monogram of de Thou stamped repeatedly between raised bands on spine, title in gilt on spine; brown cloth slipcase
Contents:
Archimedis opera: De sphæra and cylindro libri I-II. Circuli dimensio. De conoidibus and sphæroidibus. De lineis spiralibus. Planorum æqueponderantium inventa, uel centra grauitatis planorũ. II ... Quadratura parabolae. De harenae numero -- Evtocii Ascalonitae Commentarius: In primum and secundum Archimedis de sphæra and cylindro. In circuli dimensionem. In primũ and secundũ æquepõderantiũ
